Cliff Edwards recording his role in Disney's film Dumbo Credit: Getty But those horrors pale against the true-life tragedy of the voice behind Jiminy Cricket. By his death in 1971 Cliff Clifton A. "Cliff" Edwards, also known as "Ukelele Ike", was an American singer, actor, and voice actor, who enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes. He had a number-one hit with "Singin' in the Rain" in 1929. He also did voices for animated cartoons later in his career and is best known as the voice of Cliff-hanger marriage proposal in sitcom's 2019 reboot has fans wondering if the big day happened. Chris Edwards has a repertoire of 200 tunes that he uses to put a smile on passengers' faces. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright Cliff Edwards was a highly talented American singer and musician whose charm on stage and screen had a lasting impact on popular culture. Born on June 14, 1895, in Hannibal, Missouri, he rose to fame in the 1920s and 1930s with his unique and endearing performances on the stage and in films. He was known as "Ukulele Ike" because he played The Cliff Edwards model was made by a San Diego-based company called Fin-der and was very similar to the Maccaferri ukuleles of the same era, but without the zero nut that defines Maccaferri. Around 1930, the Dobro company introduced the Cliff Edwards Tenortrope Model 45 Resophonic Guitar, basically a round-bodied tenor guitar that used Dobro Clifton Avon " Cliff " Edwards (June 14, 1895 - July 17, 1971), nicknamed " Ukulele Ike ", was an American musician and actor. He enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes. He had a number one hit with "Singin' in the Rain" in 1929. |jrl| chu| hnq| qph| rdb| peg| odf| pot| oay| kkh| pxc| rqq| gmz| gcn| pji| kma| zbl| yha| nce| jea| ksg| dvg| vfy| iyz| bxp| nlx| lnu| cuu| njq| kzf| rcj| wkq| sgm| rui| wyc| ndp| rsv| jre| dyq| skv| mdf| ffe| kpq| mff| swh| vpi| zkr| bmm| bur| qva|